The Cincinnati Bengals have had a tough time enjoying in Cleveland over the previous few years, but when the opening kickoff was any indication, this could be the yr the place they lastly flip issues round.
Throughout their Week 7 sport on Sunday, Bengals returner Charlie Jones fielded the opening kickoff at his personal objective line and proceeded sprint 100 yards for a landing to present Cincinnati an early 7-0 lead over the Browns. Jones truly obtained hit at Cleveland’s 10-yard line and it appeared like he may exit of bounds, however he someway pulled off a high-wire act down the sideline over the ultimate 10 yards to remain in bounds after which get in for the landing.
Jones’ rating was the longest kickoff return by any participant within the NFL this yr and marked simply the third time a landing has been scored on a return because the new kickoff rule was carried out earlier than the 2024 season. Seattle’s Laviska Shenault (97 yards) and Arizona’s DeeJay Dallas (96 yards) are the one different gamers who’ve scored a kick return landing this yr.
For the Bengals, it was their first kick return landing since 2020 after they had one which went for 103 yards.
Jones obtained the Bengals off to a much-needed sizzling begin, which is nice information for a Cincinnati staff that has misplaced six straight video games in Cleveland.
